Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish eyes Shay Given as potential replacement for Pepe Reina

17 April 2011 15:13
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish will move for Manchester City outcast Shay Given in the summer if Pepe Reina loses faith in the club and they fail to qualify for European football.[LNB]Reina has been continually linked with a move away from Anfield in recent seasons and Dalglish has targeted Given as the ideal replacement.[LNB]The Spanish stopper, 28, will make his move at the end of the current term but with Liverpool trailing fifth placed Tottenham, who have a game in hand, by five points, it looks unlikely they will be featuring in next season's Europa League. [LNB] On the move: if Reina (left) does leave, Dalglish will move for Given (right)[LNB]Arsenal and Manchester United are on the hunt for a new keeper and both have been linked with Reina in recent weeks. [LNB]Dalglish has been at pains to insist his No 1 is happy with life at Anfield but will move swiftly for the Republic of Ireland keeper, according to the News of the World. [LNB]The pair know each other well: the Liverpool boss has signed Given on two previous occasions, first at Blackburn Rovers in 1994 and then for Newcastle in 1997.  Dalglish hints Liverpool are aiming for Premier League title challengeDouble is just the start of something special for Carroll, insists DalglishKenny Dalglish: Pulis and Coyle have earned their day in the Wembley sunAll the latest Liverpool news, features and opinion[LNB]  Explore more:People: Kenny Dalglish, Shay Given, Pepe Reina Places: Newcastle, Liverpool, Republic of Ireland

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